Second-hand
Print
2004 (made)
2004 (made)
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Whiteread makes casts of spaces inside and around household objects, furniture, fittings and even whole buildings, and often uses industrial processes. Here she has employed a process known as rapid prototyping or stereolithography, which is used to make industrial prototypes and protective casings for objects.
The process begins with the creation on a computer of a three-dimensional model, which is then ‘sliced up’ by software into very thin layers of sintered nylon, typically five to ten per millimetre. Each of these is then ‘printed’ by laser, exposed in a tank of ultraviolet light to harden and then printed over with the next layer to create a three-dimensional object.
This piece echoes the subject matter of Whiteread’s full-size works: the objects reproduced are items of doll’s house furniture stacked up as if for sale outside a second-hand shop.
The process begins with the creation on a computer of a three-dimensional model, which is then ‘sliced up’ by software into very thin layers of sintered nylon, typically five to ten per millimetre. Each of these is then ‘printed’ by laser, exposed in a tank of ultraviolet light to harden and then printed over with the next layer to create a three-dimensional object.
This piece echoes the subject matter of Whiteread’s full-size works: the objects reproduced are items of doll’s house furniture stacked up as if for sale outside a second-hand shop.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Second-hand (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Stereolithography or rapid prototyping in laser-sintered white nylon |
| Brief description | Rachel Whiteread: Secondhand, 2004. Three-dimensional 'printed' model of stacked-up dolls' house furniture |
| Physical description | A dolls' house size group of furniture, including a sofa, armchair, stool, table with three chairs resting on top, bowl, cupboard, wardrobe, two refrigerators. These have been produced by the process of stereolithography in sintered white nylon and resemble a sculptural group carved in white marble. The whole comes with a perspex case for protection. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
| Production | 3TRPD is a rapid prototyping company which produces models, casings etc. for commercial and industrial use. Reason For Production: Retail |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Whiteread makes casts of spaces inside and around household objects, furniture, fittings and even whole buildings, and often uses industrial processes. Here she has employed a process known as rapid prototyping or stereolithography, which is used to make industrial prototypes and protective casings for objects. The process begins with the creation on a computer of a three-dimensional model, which is then ‘sliced up’ by software into very thin layers of sintered nylon, typically five to ten per millimetre. Each of these is then ‘printed’ by laser, exposed in a tank of ultraviolet light to harden and then printed over with the next layer to create a three-dimensional object. This piece echoes the subject matter of Whiteread’s full-size works: the objects reproduced are items of doll’s house furniture stacked up as if for sale outside a second-hand shop. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.502-2005 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2005 |
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